Berlin - First Impressions

Berlin...

Alright! Here we go again! Back to writing!

It had been a while...

Hmm...

I spent a couple of weeks in Berlin last month.

This writing is my best effort to capture the experience in words.

I call it wordshot.

And yeah! I made that up!

I arrived in Berlin in the middle of a sunny Friday (☀️ 22°C).

I immediately felt the high energy of the city.

The streets of Berlin — just the right balance of order and chaos.

Berlin has a good vibe, though.

If "feel the magic in the air" was a place, it would probably be somewhere in Berlin.

Speaking of "magic in the air"... I've got a song for you from 2014.

Psst, Gen Z says it's a classic.

First few days

At first, Berlin felt like a weird place. A bit dystopic.

The street wall paintings seemed cluttered, messy, and out of place.

I found myself asking, "Is this place real?"

The more I stayed, the more I liked Berlin.

It also helps that I can use Turkish to get by.

Gradually, my initial shock and judgmental reflex took a back seat.

I liked how unorthodox Berlin is compared to other capitals.

The busy traffic, hustle culture, people stepping on each other — Berlin is like, "You know what, I'm just gonna chill."

Berlin also has got culture.

If you ask me what makes a city special, I would say what it allows people to experience.

For that, I give Berlin an A+.

It is where I found people passionate about language learning.

It is where I made new connections after overhearing strangers speaking Lithuanian at a crosswalk.

It is where I saw for the first time what a unicorn startup looks like.

Usually, rare things in life fall into the category you know it when you see it.

I guess unicorns are also like that! It's good to build that library.